Career

Bale, known as Robert Bale the Elder, is said to have been born in London. He practised as a lawyer, and was elected notary of the city of London, and subsequently a judge in the civil courts. He wrote a chronicle of the city of London, and collected the stray records of its usages, liberties, &c.

The following is a list of his writings according to John Bale

Londinensis Urbis Chronicon

Instrumenta Libertatum Londini

Gesta Regis Edwardi Tertii

Alphabetum Sanctorum Angliæ

De Præfectis et Consulibus Londini.